On October 12, the Malaysian Department of Statistics released the latest manufacturing industry data. The country's manufacturing sales value in August reached 157.4 billion ringgits, an increase of 24.4%. Among them, the manufacturing of wood, furniture, paper products and printing industries increased by 4.9% year-on-year. The value of sales in Malaysia's manufacturing sector jumped 17.4% to RM1.16 trillion in the January-August period.